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Reopening celebration to be held October 22 at the newly renovated store  SPRINGFIELD, Mass.  – Rocky’s Ace Hardware, one of the country’s largest family-owned Ace Hardware dealers, is celebrating the reopening of its Agawam location on Saturday, October 22. After almost a year of construction, renovations to the store are complete adding new features for…

Event Marks the Milestone of More than 40,000 Pets Helped in the Springfield Community WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA (October 12, 2022) — Tickets are on sale for Second Chance Animal Services’ inaugural Cocktails for Tails, a very special fundraiser marking a milestone of their service to more than 40,000 pets in the Springfield community.  The event will take place…

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Regional law firm, Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C., which serves clients throughout western New England and New York as well as nationally and internationally, today announced Attorney Michele J. Feinstein, a shareholder of the firm, was selected to the 2022 Massachusetts Super Lawyers® list for the 16th time in the field of…

Mercedes-Benz of Springfield marks 5th anniversary of the dealership on October 16, 2022. Chicopee, MA, October 16, 2022– Mercedes-Benz of Springfield is 5 years old. Officially, the doors opened on October 16, 2017. Owners Michelle and Peter Wirth mark the milestone with a celebration with their team. As you may recall, the ribbon cutting ceremony took place November 1,…

An Evening with the Stars Josh Simpson & Cady Coleman November 10 @ 5:30 pm–8:30 pm Cost: $100; free for Society of William Rice Members Springfield (MA)—The Springfield Museums present an elegant, star-sparkling evening with Josh Simpson and Cady Coleman Thursday, November 10, 5:30—8:30 pm. Held in conjunction with the exhibit Josh Simpson: Visionary Explorations…

Empowering Seniors through Programs that Promote Safe, Healthy & Independent Living! Presenter: Elizabeth DePaula, TRIAD Officer Hampden County Sheriff’s Department LONGMEADOW, Mass. – It takes a village to develop and maintain safe environments for our elder community.  The JGS Lifecare Campus of Care caters to our elder population and they have partnered with the Hampden…

CHICOPEE, Mass. — The College of Our Lady of the Elms has named higher education executive Andrew Coston, Ed.D., of St. Peter, MN, as the college’s new vice president of student affairs. Reporting directly to the president, Coston is responsible for the strategic oversight and management of the college’s student affairs office. Coston’s appointment is…

The speaker for this year’s milestone event will be Ariel Weintraub, CISO and Head of Enterprise Cyber Security at MassMutual. Longmeadow, MA (September 2022)—Bay Path’s 10th annual Cybersecurity Summit will be held on Friday, October 7, 2022.  The event will take place from 9:30 am to 11:00 am EST, and attendance to the event can…

‘Tires to Inspire’ campaign runs from Oct. 1 through Nov. 3 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Balise Auto, with nine locations throughout western Massachusetts, will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of every set of four tires they sell from October 1 through November 30 to Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts (JAWM) as…

NORTH ADAMS, MASS.–Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Theatre announces its 2022-2023 season of performances with four productions, featuring visiting professional directors and designers, and a series where students take the lead in experimentation with the writing and production process. This year’s season involves participation by guest artists through the Artists in Residence program of…